Skip to item: of 982
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [‎58v] (121/982)

This item is part of

The record is made up of 1 volume (487 folios). It was created in 1910. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

Transcription

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

100
'BAK—BAK
extended interest in agriculture as affecting commerce. It is difficult to
make any precise statement as to the numbers of their sheep, goats and
Sheep and cattle. cattle ; but it is probable that of the two former,
together, there is something little far short of half
a million head—while their herds of cattle are numerous. In former days
a considerable amount of horse-breeding was carried on ; and the Bakhtiari
Horses. breed g ained a repute that has not yet perished.
Those animals in evidence at the present day,
however, are of a weedy type, and, though probably admirably adapted to
the country, being nimble, surefooted and enduring, are not now found in
sufficient numbers to be seriously considered. While very few mules are
Mules. actually bred within the limits of Bakhtiari land,
^e numbers to be found there, for carrying acri-
eu tura purposes besides young stock being grazed and trained with a view
to ultimate sale are very considerable. Major Arbuthnot, in his report on
^subject (190a), estimates their numbers in the Chehar Mahal alone at
. 3 2 ’ 00d ] I iead ‘ Tllos e travelling through neighbouring districts would be
included amongst this number ; so that a fair estimate of the total number
throughout the whole Bakhtiari territory, of one year and upwards in
age would be 15,000 head. Of this number, 8,000 animals may be held to
be fit for immediate transport purposes. The neighbouring province
of Luristan, where these mules are almost entirely bred, is the chief
source of the mule-supply of Persia. A few donkeys of a very fine breed
and a very limited number of camels, merely brought into the country for
Other animals. carrying purposes, complete the tale of
livestock in these regions.
Cod and Naptha.—It is asserted by the Khans themselves that their
mountains contain coal m abundance, though nothing has been done by
them to profit by this knowledge. In the same way it has been known for
a long time that naptha or petroleum springs exist in many localities •
but it is only quite lately (1005) that any steps have been taken to
exploit them. This has been done by the D’Arcy Oil Syndicate, an
Association who have already made borings near Qasr Shirin on the
lurkish frontier, and who have concluded an arrangement with the Khans.
By the terms of this the Syndicate are permitted to make borings and
explorations for oil in the country owned by the Bakhtiari and to erect
the necessary buildings, and the latter have agreed to protect the works
and working parties, and to guard such roads as it might be necessary to
construct, m return for an annual payment of £2,000; the Chiefs accent
ing responsibility for robbery or for loss or damage to the works and
buildings of the Syndicate. It is further stipulated that should oil be
°? nd m sufficie nt quantities, and a pipe line be laid, the Syndicate will pay
a further sum of £1,GOG per annum for the safeguarding of the pipe-line^-
and that m the event of one or more companies being formed to work
the oil, the Chiefs shall receive 3 per cent, of all the ordinary shares
issued. This agreement is to be m force for five years, provided the Com
pany are working during that time; and should'oil be found insufficient
quantities and the Company proceed to refine oil and trade in it, the terms
will be binding so long as the Concession continues in force.

About this item

Content

The item is Volume III of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (1910 edition).

The volume comprises that portion of south-western Persia, which is bounded on the west by the Turco-Persian frontier; on the north and east by a line drawn through the towns of Khaniqin [Khanikin], Isfahan, Yazd, Kirman, and Bandar Abbas; and on the south by the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The gazetteer includes entries on villages, towns, administrative divisions, districts, provinces, tribes, halting-places, religious sects, mountains, hills, streams, rivers, springs, wells, dams, passes, islands and bays. The entries provide details of latitude, longitude, and elevation for some places, and information on history, communications, agriculture, produce, population, health, water supply, topography, climate, military intelligence, coastal features, ethnography, trade, economy, administration and political matters.

Information sources are provided at the end of each gazetteer entry, in the form of an author or source’s surname, italicised and bracketed.

The volume contains an index map, dated July 1909, on folio 488.

The volume also contains a glossary (folios 481-486).

Compiled in the Division of the Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters, India.

Printed at the Government Monotype Press, India.

Extent and format
1 volume (487 folios)
Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 489; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

Written in
English in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [‎58v] (121/982), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/15/2/2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100034842504.0x00007a> [accessed 29 March 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100034842504.0x00007a">'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [&lrm;58v] (121/982)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100034842504.0x00007a">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100025472705.0x000001/IOR_L_MIL_17_15_2_2_0123.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100025472705.0x000001/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image